Being occasionally stressed with work, or working overtime every now and again is a part of normal working life. You might have an urgent deadline or have some revisions to make to work you’ve already completed. These things happen and are small yet temporary annoyances. That you can push through, and return to your normal workflow. However, if you find yourself dreading going to work, worn out, or that your job is overly demanding. Which leaves you with little time for your passions, personal life, and family. Then may need to take action to improve your work-life balance.

Much like self-care, Self-love is something that gets thrown around without people truly knowing the meaning. Self-love isn’t only about feeling good about yourself and being confident. It’s about accepting yourself as you are and having an appreciation for yourself. Throughout my life like many, I’ve struggled with self-love. There was a time where I’d look in the mirror and hated what I saw. I lacked confidence, doubted, and put myself. It held me back from trying new things and putting myself out there.

Are you living the life you’ve always wanted, or are you settling for less? If you’re feeling stuck or you’ve hit a plateau, know that it is never too late to make changes. You can reprogram your mind to give you the focus and determination it takes to design your dream life. When it comes to what we deserve in life, most of us have a vague perception of what that is. When things don’t go our way, we often get frustrated or upset.

Letting go of the past is breaking free from what was. It’s breaking a free from a cycle to move forward from dwelling on what you used to have and moving on to something new. Finding yourself stuck in the past is a part of being human. We aren’t perfect and make mistakes, and sometimes those mistakes haunt us for days, months, and even years. Let’s explore what drives us to get stuck in the past and ways we can move forward.

When I was 18, I started community college to become a graphic design artist. At the time it made sense. Art was one of my interests, and if I were to pick a career to stick with for the rest of my life, then a career in one of my interests made sense. Boy was I wrong. After classes, I decided I enjoyed doing graphic design as a hobby but didn’t want to turn it into a career. I ended up changing my major to accounting. I had taken it in high school, and it was a subject I enjoyed and did well in. Like graphic design, it didn’t stick and I found myself struggling through my classes.

I ended up graduating from community college with a general associate’s degree with no idea of what to do next. For years I struggled to find my purpose, I played around with the idea of going back to school and looked into different career paths, but nothing felt right. It wasn’t until I reframed my thinking that I was able to find my purpose.